Table 1

Family histories of breast cancer in the general population of women aged 30–50 (n=1 000 000)

No (%)No (%)No (%)No (%)
Total1 000 000 (100.0)
Affected with breast cancer10 166 (1.0)
Unaffected with breast cancer989 834 (99.0)989 834 (100.0)
    And no relatives with breast cancer643 082 (64.3)
    And at least one relative with breast cancer346 752 (34.7)346 752 (100.0)
One 2nd and no 1st degree relatives219 634 (22.0)219 634 (63.3)219 634 (100.0)
    Relative was affected before 5062 792 (28.6)
    Relative was affected at or after 50156 842 (71.4)
Two or more 2nd and no 1st degree relatives56 018 (5.6)56 018 (16.2)56 018 (100.0)
    At least one relative was affected before 5032 975 (58.9)
    All relatives were affected at or after 5023 043 (41.1)
One 1st and none/one 2nd degree relatives60 195 (6.0)60 195 (17.4)60 195 (100.0)
    1st degree relative was affected before 5026 490 (44.0)
    1st degree relative was affected at or after 5033 705 (56.0)
One 1st and two or more 2nd degree relatives8 212 (0.8)8 212 (2.4)8 212 (100.0)
    1st degree relative was affected before 504 180 (50.9)
    1st degree relative was affected at or after 504 032 (49.1)
Two or more 1st degree relatives2 693 (0.3)2 693 (0.8)2 693 (100.0)
    At least one 1st degree relative was affected before 502 568 (95.4)
    All 1st degree relatives were affected at or after 50125 (4.6)